Einar Frithjof Myklebust (17 May 1922 – 9 June 2017), was a Norwegian

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and

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at NTH (now ( NTNU). Einar Myklebust worked between 1953–1964 together with the architect

Gunnar Fougner Gunnar Fougner (January 5, 1911 – October 20, 1995) was a Norwegian architect. Gunnar Fougner was born in Lillehammer, Norway. He attended the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim where he graduated in 1934. Fougner began his firs ...

. He was

from 1964–1970 in Byggekunst IV (monumental architecture), architecture department,

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(now

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), Trondheim. From 1970 he worked for the newly founded architectural firm Arkiplan in Trondheim. After a few years, he moved to

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, where he has his own practice. Myklebust designed the

Edvard Munch Edvard Munch ( , ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His best known work, ''The Scream'' (1893), has become one of Western art's most iconic images. His childhood was overshadowed by illness, bereavement and the dr ...

Museum in

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with Fougner and played a large role in the renovation and expansion that took place in 1994, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Munch's death. Myklebust made his debut as an artist in 1995. As an artist, he is self-taught. Since his debut, he has been exhibited both at home and abroad. He now paints full-time from his apartment in Stavanger.

Works

Include: * 1963, Fjellkirken at Sjusjøen (together with architect

). * 1963, Odontologisk institutt, Årstadvollen, Bergen (together with architect

). * 1963, Munchmuseet at Tøyen, Oslo (together with architect

). * 1994, Munchmuseet, Tøyen, Oslo. Updating and rehabilitation. * 1995, Jærmuseet, first building of the new museum building (together with architectural firm Helliesen, Wåge og Hallgren). He has also designed a number of schools.

References

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